Brooder or poultry-house heater.



G. 'ELKIGELINE E E. J. SEUDEE. BEOODEE 0E PoULTE/' HOUSE HEATER.

APPLIOATION Emi/Enov. e, 1912.

Patented Mar, 25, 1913.

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To eZZ whom may concern.'

Be it known that we, Krom- Linn :ind FRANK J. STUDER, citizens or theUnited States, and residents of New `Wee`oington, in the county ofCrawford and. State of Ohio, lieve invented an Iiniproif'enient inBroeder or Poultry-House Heaters, of which the following is aSpecification.

Uur invention relates to heaters, and more particularly e heater adaptedfor use in connection with brooders or brooder houses and poultry-housesof other characters, our object being to provide ai, simple andinexpensive construction end an arrangement whereby to properly radiatethe heat and :it tlie saine time prevent the oWls and :young chicks fromdirect Contact with the heater itself.

With these and other objects, our invention reeides in thestructures,shown in tne accompanying drawing. to Wliicli particu lerreference is inside 1n the following speciitieation5 and in Which-Figure l ie pien vewfwitli the Smoke pipe and its coller removed. Fig. 2is e central .longitudinal section through the 1neeter as it is used.Fig. 3 ie. e, front elevet/ionu With the Shield in raised position. e isa similar view of :i modified form of ne-eter, and Fig. 5 is :i planview of the heater illustrated in Eig, 4f.

Referring now te these gures and petrticulerly to Figs. l to 3inclusive, We provide e. innin tubular tire-box l, the inner end ofwhich is closed and the outer end of which is secured to Surround theinner portion oi en opening Q formed through one end Weil of e. sand box3. Ae is clearly indicated in Fig. 2, the height of the send box 3 isoonsiderziblji7 greater than that of 'the lire-bor; Lend its sides andone end :ire spaced from the iire-liox Sous to receive and hold e.quantity of sund, indicated et in Fig. 2, and Which entirely snrroundethe fire-box.'

The Sandbox 3 isopen et its top and base, and has a shield 5 Awhich ishinged to the upper edge of its upertured will and is movable to :ind:troni :L position covering tlie opening 2 sind its door G which ishinged 'to said end wall of the sund box at one Side of the opening. Thedeor G muy be moved to control the 4drai't by first raising' the hood orshield 5, lie latter being loivered upon the door in order to preventthe ioWle or young chicks from approaching the fire-lier.

-fit the inner end of tlie tirelmx rifles zi tower ,Lipe Si, the letterof which extends 'opi ,ily through the eend in use and through 'tlihouse or other structure wither' f .ien the heater ie placed. Coller ofeoriderably greater diameter than tile onde@ iiue or Smoke pipe 8 ieedzipted renne seine or rut-lier the hottest portion thereof nearest theheater, tlie lower portion ot which collar may be pressed into the eend,which willA thus form Support and mehr tain it n epeced relation withltile "y This coller furthe/i.' serves to protest fowls or chicks fromdireet Contact will. the highly heated portions the structure.

ln aceordenee itli the form of our inm ventien illustrated iii Fi i sindthe ireebozf l() Uvelieped a eoininr i1 7 at its ende through ti oopenings in tne will ll. of the sund oon or freine l2, the letter beingprovided with doors 13 and l.' controlling tlieee openings rind withsingle shield l5 o' suiiioient Width to cover liotli on@ l doors. ThisStructure ie euiie eliiclrenlioueee where inereai sirible7 :and except:for two if, openings,-

tlie fireelioi: and e ereeeed heating capacity inel creased eend spaceWithin tlireend l operation is identically eiroiler Wi Structuredescribed in Connection with l to 3.

We Gleim :w l. A heater for breoiler or chicken i'io'oeee and the like,compri ingr nre-box; liaaiiine; e. nei sind draft openixne door 'forseid opening, en outiet- 'tine 'ire sand Ybor. having conne@ roundinfithe iirefooi;5 :and totlae seid eend bon und m. over 'the tire-box openiu .A i.

2. A lieeter for broeder or eiiicl-en lioueee and the like, comprieingr:i Firebox imvioi" i. fuel and draft opening, :i door for Said opel ing,an, outlet flue for the fnielrox7 e. eend loo); having connection withsind surround ing the fire-box end consisting: of :i freine fin-ming' :isupport for Sand packed, around the fire-box, which frame is ofsubstzintinliy' greater height than the .tire-lion? find a. sliieldl'iingred to the upper edq'e of :i 'porliiimmf the freine and .inovaiiledown 'Imfdljv to cover the seid. 'egbox opening :imi ite door.

A lieder for oi'oodei or chicken houwe and tlie like, comprising :i sundboi-4 con ssting of an open frame having an aperture ing upwardly fromthe re-b0x Within the at one side,4 a fige-box vthinhthe frame havsandboX.

in an open en secure to t e frame to surrond the said aperture, a'doorhinged to irggILINE the frame at one side of its aperture, a

shield hinged to the frame above the aper- -Witnessesz l ture andadapted to cover both the aperture A. A. DE ROCHE,

and its said door, and an outlet ue extend`- WM. KAHLER.

